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Westpac life insurance class action stayed pending landmark appeal
A class action against Westpac over allegedly excessive insurance premiums has been put on ice after funder JustKapital filed an application to stay the case in the wake of the bank's appeal challenging the court's power to make a common fund order.
IP lawyers seek to intervene in software patent appeal
A group representing patent and trade mark lawyers is seeking to intervene in a high-stakes appeal over computer software patents.
VW faces class action over Takata airbags
Quinn Emanuel has filed a class action against Volkswagen over cars fitted with defective Takata airbags, the seventh class action filed by the firm in what's been touted as one the largest consumer class actions in Australia.
Expert reports by Geoffrey Rush’s buddies should be inadmissible, Nationwide says
Nationwide News says two expert reports written by a friend and agent of actor Geoffrey Rush should be thrown out because the two are advocates for Rush, as the first week in the closely watched defamation trial wrapped up.
Appco drops appeal in ‘sham’ contracting class action
Fundraising company Appco Group has dropped its appeal of a judge's decision to let an $85 million wage case against it move forward as a class action.
Sydney light rail class action ‘very best thing’ for gov’t: judge
The judge overseeing a class action filed on behalf of business owners over the Sydney light rail construction has cautioned the NSW government against filing a de-class motion, saying a class action may be the "very best thing" for the government.
Murray Goulburn weighs cost-capping bid in class actions
Murray Goulburn has told a judge it may seek to cap costs in two shareholder class actions that centre on a 2016 profit forecast revision, taking a page from the playbook of baby food maker Bellamy's.
ANZ to get ASIC probe docs in $2.5B share placement case
ASIC has been given a little over a month to provide ANZ with documents it collected during the course of its investigation into a $2.5 billion ANZ share placement, as the bank, which is facing a related criminal cartel case, mulls whether to file an application to stay the regulator's action.
Judge urges class action lawyers to solve multiplicity problem
Blasting the battle of competing class actions as a fight for the "commercial interests" of litigation funders not class members, a judge has called on lawyers for two shareholder actions against Brambles to settle the dispute themselves.
VW must hand over docs on Dieselgate’s impact on car prices
A Federal Court judge has ordered Volkswagen to produce documents related to its calculations on how its emissions cheating scandal could affect car prices.